Friday, May 21, 2004
AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION
Scott Rosenthal believes…
The Red Sox, like the Yankees, aren't deep in upper-level prospects, but they appear poised to make a run at Beltran.
One way to do it, if Garciaparra makes a successful return, would be to trade Garciaparra to the Dodgers for Triple-A right-hander Edwin Jackson and other prospects, then ship that group to the Royals for Beltran.
DePo will not trade for Nomar unless he is ordered to by Bostonian, Frank McCourt. Nomar is not his ideal player.
Beltran will likely not be wearing BOSTON across his chest this season. Not because the Sox do not have upper-level prospects to deal – Baird should have interest in Youkilis, Shoppach, West, Lester, but the Sox return on investment (ROI) is little.
Beltran will cost the Red Sox over $5.5 million for three months of service - $4.5 million salary plus the luxury tax at 22.5%. The Sox are already spending more than they would like on payroll. Unlike most other clubs, the Sox will not generate additional revenue (tickets, concessions, etc.) from the acquisition. The Sox would have to move salary, Damon, to stay within budget.
Clubs with a need for Damon would also have a need for Beltran. They would not shot themselves in the foot by trading for Damon, unless the Sox offered prospects and/or cash too. The Red Sox do not have mass quantities of either.
A three month superstar rental would hurt the Sox balance sheet and farm without significantly increasing the likelihood of the club qualifying of the playoffs.
Sean McAdam hits a homer with this article for ESPN.com.
Epstein and his associates were mercilessly criticized for daring to upend tradition and try the committee approach. The idea -- in which the staff's best relievers would be utilized by situation rather than convention -- wasn't wrong, but the personnel was.
"I guess you can say we decided to take a compromise (between the conventional bullpen approach and the committee model),'' Epstein said. "And it's the most practical one possible -- using Foulke aggressively in the eighth inning and in some tie games.''
"As an industry, we're still far from optimum when it comes to bullpen usage,'' he said. "But there's no doubt that as an organization, we can learn from our mistakes and there's something to be said for the value of roles.''
OTHER STUFF:
• Red Sox front office pitching consultant, Voros McCracken, got his DIPS stat on ESPN.com.
• Since I am in last place in my fantasy league, I have decided to end fantasy Fridays. I can give bad advice via email.
• El Guapo’s Ghost will be undergoing some changes soon. Hopefully, you will like them. Hopefully, it won’t take up too much of my time so that I can continue to regularly post.
Scott Rosenthal believes…
The Red Sox, like the Yankees, aren't deep in upper-level prospects, but they appear poised to make a run at Beltran.
One way to do it, if Garciaparra makes a successful return, would be to trade Garciaparra to the Dodgers for Triple-A right-hander Edwin Jackson and other prospects, then ship that group to the Royals for Beltran.
DePo will not trade for Nomar unless he is ordered to by Bostonian, Frank McCourt. Nomar is not his ideal player.
Beltran will likely not be wearing BOSTON across his chest this season. Not because the Sox do not have upper-level prospects to deal – Baird should have interest in Youkilis, Shoppach, West, Lester, but the Sox return on investment (ROI) is little.
Beltran will cost the Red Sox over $5.5 million for three months of service - $4.5 million salary plus the luxury tax at 22.5%. The Sox are already spending more than they would like on payroll. Unlike most other clubs, the Sox will not generate additional revenue (tickets, concessions, etc.) from the acquisition. The Sox would have to move salary, Damon, to stay within budget.
Clubs with a need for Damon would also have a need for Beltran. They would not shot themselves in the foot by trading for Damon, unless the Sox offered prospects and/or cash too. The Red Sox do not have mass quantities of either.
A three month superstar rental would hurt the Sox balance sheet and farm without significantly increasing the likelihood of the club qualifying of the playoffs.
Sean McAdam hits a homer with this article for ESPN.com.
Epstein and his associates were mercilessly criticized for daring to upend tradition and try the committee approach. The idea -- in which the staff's best relievers would be utilized by situation rather than convention -- wasn't wrong, but the personnel was.
"I guess you can say we decided to take a compromise (between the conventional bullpen approach and the committee model),'' Epstein said. "And it's the most practical one possible -- using Foulke aggressively in the eighth inning and in some tie games.''
"As an industry, we're still far from optimum when it comes to bullpen usage,'' he said. "But there's no doubt that as an organization, we can learn from our mistakes and there's something to be said for the value of roles.''
OTHER STUFF:
• Red Sox front office pitching consultant, Voros McCracken, got his DIPS stat on ESPN.com.
• Since I am in last place in my fantasy league, I have decided to end fantasy Fridays. I can give bad advice via email.
• El Guapo’s Ghost will be undergoing some changes soon. Hopefully, you will like them. Hopefully, it won’t take up too much of my time so that I can continue to regularly post.
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